I will be updating this throughout the year with assignments and articles that we complete in class together.
9/9-9/12
9/25-9/30
Annotations & Demonstrating Evidence of Close Reading
"Happy Video Arrests Highlight Tensions in Iran" (News ELA)
"Humans Bringing Earth its 6th Mass Extinction" (News ELA)
10/1-10/6
10/7-10/14
10/15-10/20
List of Reading Comprehension Strategies
10/21-10/24
10/27-10/30
"Fighting the Deadly Disease of Ebola" (News ELA)
10/31-11/5
"Lamb to the Slaughter" (Roald Dahl)
11/6-11/12
Scan & Run - "School Lunch Regulations"
"First Lady Defends Law that Requires Healthier Foods..." (News ELA)
11/13-11/18
Scan & Run - "The Confrontation"
"The Confrontation" (Raymond Barrio)
11/19-11/24
"A Picture of Childhood"'/Lord of the Flies Venn Diagram
Lord of the Flies Responsibility Pie Chart
11/25-12/3
12/10-12/15
12/16-12/19
1/5-1/8
1/9-1/14
1/22-1/29
Determining the Author's Main Idea
1/30-2/4
RAFT Writing Fairy Tale Activity
2/5-2/10
Topic Sentence, Thesis Statement, Theme
"Cali. Struggles with High Number Unvac. Children" (News ELA)
2/11-2/23
"Nothing Gold Can Stay" (Robert Frost)
2/24-2/27
How to Organize an Essay (Notes)
3/2-3/5